
“Protector of the Universe.”
Hayata is a member of the Science Patrol, an organization tasked with investigating bizarre anomalies. He is mortally wounded when accidently encountering an alien being from Land of Light, who grants Hayata new life as the two are merged into one. Now, whenever a threat arises that is too great for the Science Patrol to handle, Hayata activates the beta capsule and becomes the hero known as Ultraman.
First Aired: 7/17/1966
Languages: Japanese
Type: Scripted
Companies: Tsuburaya Productions, TBS
Countries: Japan

Ultraman is a Japanese tokusatsu science fiction television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions. It is a follow-up to Ultra Q, though not technically a sequel or spin-off. Tsuburaya Productions produced 39 episodes (40, counting the pre-premiere special) that aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) and its affiliate stations from July 17, 1966, to April 9, 1967. Its premiere topped the average rating set by Ultra Q and kept climbing each week, marking the show as a success.

4 episodes
Daisuke Arashi

Susumu Kurobe
Shin Hayata / Ultraman

Akiji Kobayashi
Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu

Sandayuu Dokumamushi
Daisuke Arashi

Hiroko Sakurai
Akiko Fuji

Masaya Nihei
Mitsuhiro Ide

Akihide Tsuzawa
Isamu Hoshino

Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Iwamoto

Koji Ishizaka
Narrator
Hikaru Urano
Narrator

Bin Furuya
Ultraman
Masao Nakasone
Ultraman (Grunts)
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